Acute Schistosomiasis in European Students Returning From Fieldwork at Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania

ConclusionsThis is the first report of an outbreak of acute schistosomiasis imported from the Tanzanian shore of Lake Tanganyika and highlights the risk for travelers and the local population of acquiring the infection in that part of Tanzania. It provides arguments for routine serological screening for schistosomiasis in individuals who had prior freshwater contact in endemic areas, irrespective of symptoms or other laboratory findings.

Source: Journal of Travel Medicine - September 1, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Florian Steiner, Ralf Ignatius, Barbara Friedrich‐Jaenicke, Sebastian Dieckmann, Gundel Harms, Sven Poppert, Frank P. Mockenhaupt Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research